To make this paper even more useful, what specific type of "FishermansFriend" data are you managing? (e.g., .dat, .sl3) 3D Bathymetry Maps Vessel Database/Logs

⚓ Technical Paper: Optimal 7z Archiving for Marine & Fishery Data ("FishermansFriend 7z")

7z a -t7z -m0=lzma2 -mx=9 -ms=on -p -sdel "FishingData.7z" "C:\RawSonarData\*" a : Add to archive -mx=9 : Ultra compression -ms=on : Solid archive -p : Encrypt

7z often outperforms .zip and .rar on binary sonar data.

This guide is designed as a "Useful Paper" regarding a specialized archiving/compression scenario:

To create a "FishermansFriend" archive, use the following settings in the 7-Zip GUI or CLI: 7z Compression Level: Ultra (Best for archival) Compression Method: LZMA2 (Best for multi-core processors)